Curious yes - to the point of buying No. I did think about it for a few days but just can not justify selling my X-30 and parting with $25K for a new X-45. Does not make sense especially when we want to build a house on our property in Lake Chelan.

My buddy got a phone call from Cope's from when we stopped by their booth at the boat show. He was looking at the X2, the salesman on the phone said they were blowing all the boats out. They said they could give him an X2 for $65K LOL!!!! What a joke.

I took a look at the X15 not a bad looking boat. MSRP was $73k, they had it marked at $68k and said it would sell for $63k.

When I compare it to the Malibu VLX which are selling in the $50's, I gotta laugh. The X15 shouldn't be more than $50k. MC is way out of the market, no wonder Copes is having hard time unloading them....

I'm surprised Malibu hasnt come out with a fridge to go with the homey feeling wall to wall carpet thats on every model.I say get rid of the X35's optional fridge and replace it with a towel warmer. Now that would be nice. A fridge is a waste to me as well. Whats next a microwave?

Eh, it is what it is.... MC's have always been the most expensive. Right up there with Correct Crafts. They're great boats though and worth a look for anyone that spends a ton of time in their boat.

A loaded VLX is a great boat, too. Good luck getting one in the 50's, though. You could probably find one of last years boats, or one thats optioned strange, but a loaded '08 VLX is going to get you very close to that $60k price range. They've very comperable to the X15 in terms of price and options.

Nor-Cal MC is slinging boats right now. There are some great deals on the left over '07s. If you want a Star, now is the time. Once those boats are gone the deals are over. We're trying to sell our '07 right now for mid 60's. It'll be a tough sell until the new '07s are gone. Once they're sold out mid 60's will look like a great buy compared to 80 for a new one.

They're expensive boats, but people still buy them. It's like asking why would you buy a Mercedes when you could buy a Taurus. Remember that, just like cars, the boat industry has multiple price tiers.

That's a good idea billy, a towel warmer (kinda already do with the engine tray) but a lifejacket/wetsuit warmer would be nice. I do like the drain plug in the cabin area though it's a must on a boat that dips the nose all the time. Have to do something with all that water in there.

Hmmm, I was wondering what that was, I thought it was some form of vent. Never used it to drain water. Maybe it there for when you remove the carpet and want to wash the inside of the boat out, so the water can go somewhere other than sitting on the floor with nowhere to go. Thats one for MasterCraft.